Shloka 7
पृथिवीमण्डलपरिज्ञानम्
Sugriva on Surveying the Earth’s Regions
अथाऽहं कृतबुद्धिस्तु सुव्यक्तं निहतो गुरुः।शिला पर्वतसङ्काशा बिलद्वारि मया कृता।।।।अशक्नुव न्निष्क्रमितुं महिषो विनशेदिति।
athāhaṃ kṛta-buddhis tu suvyaktaṃ nihato guruḥ | śilā parvata-saṅkāśā bila-dvāri mayā kṛtā || aśaknuvan niṣkramituṃ mahiṣo vinaśed iti ||
तब मैंने निश्चय कर लिया कि मेरे ज्येष्ठ भ्राता निश्चय ही मारे गए हैं। इसलिए मैंने बिल के द्वार पर पर्वत-सी शिला रख दी, यह सोचकर कि ‘बाहर न निकल पाने से वह महिष नष्ट हो जाए।’
'Thereafter, convinced that my brother was killed, I placed a mountain-size rock at the entrance of the cave so that Dundubhi will be destroyed, unable to come out of the cave.
FAQs
Dharma demands right judgment (viveka) alongside right intent: Sugriva acts to end a perceived threat, but his decision is based on a mistaken inference.
Believing Vālī dead, Sugriva blocks the cave with a massive rock to prevent Dundubhi from escaping.
Protectiveness and decisiveness—yet the episode also warns about haste when facts are uncertain.